lil-tachyon:The requisition of rare earth metals for state enterprises, prohibitive shipping expense
lil-tachyon:The requisition of rare earth metals for state enterprises, prohibitive shipping expenses as fuel costs rose, and a thousand other complications combined to tank the consumer electronics industry in the 2080s. Consequently, computer repair technicians were elevated to a state of new importance within communities that were forced to make do and upkeep what they already had. -- source link